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2023-06-19 21:09:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FC3F39AEDA17DF2A628D1C220419412B732433F3A0AC27BE237633566C9877B2
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The AMA actually stated that BMI had historically been used in a racially exclusionary way and "is based primarily on data collected from previous generations of non-Hispanic white populations" They recommend to use BMI "in conjunction with other valid measures of risk." https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-adopts-new-policy-clarifying-role-bmi-measure-medicine
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